 Said by Philonous (Berkeley) to Hylas in the opening of dialog 1 with reference to the recent surge philosophic endeavors (Locke, Newton, et al) that seemed to lead to skepticism about the existence of the world

 Kingsley Amis, discussing The Man Who Was Thursday in The New York Times (13 October 1968), as quoted in Defiant Joy : The Remarkable Life & Impact of G.K. Chesterton (2011) by Kevin Belmonte, p. 137 - 138